Kolkata: 3-year-old girl brutally raped by bus cleaner
In a horrific incident, a three-year-old girl has allegedly been raped by a bus-cleaner inside a parked luxury bus on Canal (West) Road in north Kolkata. The accused, 45-year-old Sheikh Munna, has been arrested for allegedly raping the girl who is being treated at the city's RG Kar Medical College and Hospital, a senior officer of Kolkata Police said. Here are the details.
Girl bled profusely when brought to hospital
"We are waiting for the report of the tests conducted on the girl to confirm rape. We are questioning the accused, and our forensic experts have collected samples from the spot where the alleged incident took place," the officer said. According to doctors at the state-run medical facility, the girl was bleeding profusely when she was brought to the hospital.
Accused lured the victim on pretext of giving her chocolate
A senior doctor said: "Her condition has improved since last night and possibly she will survive. Signs are clear that she had been brutalized." The accused Munna allegedly raped the girl on Monday evening inside a parked bus. She was playing with her five-year-old brother when Munna lured her inside the bus on the pretext of giving her a chocolate, the officer said.
Victim's brother pleaded accused to let his sister go
The victim's brother had pleaded with Munna to open the door and let her his sister go when she was screaming. The boy then ran to inform about the incident to their mother, who is a widowed rag-picker. The woman alerted her neighbors, who rushed to the bus and rescued her from the accused's grip and then thrashed him before informing the police.
Accused had blood on his hands when arrested
"We found the girl lying in a pool of blood on a bus seat. The child's clothes were torn and she was bleeding profusely," the senior police officer said adding that the accused had blood on his hands and trousers when he was arrested. Forensic experts have also collected blood samples and stains from the bus which has been seized, the officer added.
